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- Contents of this Directory:
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- This directory contains the Ptolemy 0.4 distribution:
-
- The tar file "pt-0.4.1.src.tar.Z" contains the sources.*
- "pt-0.4.1.doc.tar.Z" has the documentation.
- "pt-0.4.1.sun4.tar.Z" has the Sun-4 binaries.
- "pt-0.4.1.mips.tar.Z" has the DecStation binaries.
-
- The file "INSTALL" contains the detailed instructions for installing
- Ptolemy on your system. The file "TroubleShooting" addresses common
- installation problems.
-
- *)Note that the Vem editor and Oct support libraries, needed for the
- Ptolemy graphical interface, are currently distributed only in binary
- form, as we do not have permission to distribute these sources through
- anonymous ftp. Also, some programs that are widely available
- (e.g. "xv") are only included in binary form to cut down on the size
- of the distribution. What this means is that you must retrieve both
- the source archive *and* the appropriate binary archive to have a
- complete installation. Even if you plan to completely rebuild
- Ptolemy, you still must get the binary archive.
-
- It is possible to install the Sun-4, HP, and DecStation binaries on the
- same filesystem; different directories are used. If done that way, the
- binary sets will share the same sources and Oct database.
-
- The GNU tools needed to build your own version of Ptolemy are available
- in the "../gnu" directory. The gcc/g++ version there is 2.2.2. If you
- wish to use the latest gcc version, which is 2.3.3, you'll need to install
- a patch to your compiler to correct a bug in it. The patch can be found
- in the file PATCH_gcc-2.3.3 in this directory. Do NOT attempt to use
- versions 2.3.1 or 2.3.2; they had major problems.
-
- This directory also contains several sub-directories:
- "papers" ptolemy papers
- "mailing-lists" archives of the Ptolemy mailing lists and
- information on how you can join them.
- "manual" post script version of the Almagest,
- the Ptolemy manual
- "patch_ptolemy-0.4.1" patch files and instructions to update Ptolemy
- from version 0.4 to version 0.4.1
-